Edgewater News

When it comes to a day-drinking pub crawl, there are a few important things to remember: 1) You have all day to drink, so don't be in a rush; 2) You have all day to drink, so pace yourself; 3) You have all day to drink, so you can almost always expect an early night.

An Edgewater woman reported missing by her husband on May 6 apparently left his household of her own accord, according to a statement from the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.

Property values are exploding and skyscrapers are rising in Edgewater, located at the intersection of funky and trendy.

When a Port Orange woman noticed the bronze markers on her grandparent's gravesite were missing, she thought an employee of the cemetery - someone who knows how to remove plates without damaging the marble - might be responsible.

Gregory Brantley was arrested for armed robbery Friday, May 10, 2013, after police saw this image in the surveillance video.Port Orange Police Department An Edgewater man was arrested and charged with armed robbery Friday morning after he was identified as a suspect in the robbery of the Sun Trust Bank on North Ridgewood Avenue, a police statement ... (more)

A woman with mental disorders and a drug addiction is missing, and the Volusia County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding her, an official said Wednesday.

Edgewater City Council will decide Monday night how to spend the city's share of Volusia County's 2013-2014 federal community development block grant dollars.

Edgewater is considering a change in how it deals with code enforcement cases. During a workshop slated for 5 p.m. Monday, staff will provide council members with a presentation about the benefits of switching from a code enforcement board to a special magistrate to hear cases concerning noncriminal violations of city codes.

The fight over Community Redevelopment Areas in Volusia County is over for now, with the county backing off its push for tighter restrictions on its share of the tax money set aside to prop up run-down areas of cities.

The State of the County address delivered to Volusia County residents on Thursday was starkly different in one big way: It was given during a routine council meeting, not a big Ocean Center banquet.

Joseph Jordan has met three of the criteria needed for a jury to recommend that he be put to death for the murder of an Edgewater man who endured extreme pain after being left bound to his bed for several days, prosecutors said.